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DNA analysis of ‘Well-man’ thrown into castle well corroborates 800-year-old Norse saga

Norwegian researchers have used genetic analysis to potentially identify the remains of a medieval figure described in an 800-year-old Norse saga. The study, published on October 25 in the journal iScience, analyzes skeletal remains discovered in 1938 at the Sverresborg Castle in Norway..

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DNA analysis of ‘Well-man’ thrown into castle well corroborates 800-year-old Norse saga Norwegian researchers have used genetic analysis to potentially identify the remains of a medieval figure described in an 800-year-old Norse saga. The study, published on October 25 in the journal iScience, analyzes skeletal remains discovered in 1938 at the Sverresborg Castle in Norway. Researchers believe the bones may belong to a figure from the Sverris Saga, a historical prose poem documenting the reign of King Sverre Sigurdsson and recounting a dramatic incident in 1197, where a man’s body was reportedly thrown into the castle’s well to poison its water supply...

DNA analysis of 'Well-man' thrown into castle well corroborates 800-year-old Norse saga

A recent analysis of human remains discovered in a medieval well in Norway appears to confirm events described in an 800-year-old Norse saga.
Dario Radley (Archaeology News)
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